Moms: advice?

JustCallMeMrs.P

With 35 days to go I am just curious if any of you moms have some words of advice. We've got the nursery done and all of the major baby items we need. I haven't packed a bag yet or done baby laundry, but they will get done soon.

Any words of wisdom for an almost-mom-to-be? 

aparadis1013

Sleep

MrsKimberlyD

get a massage!  take time for yourself

mrs.magoo

As trying as it is having a newborn, enjoy your baby as a newborn...they grow so fast - I miss the days that Austin would fall asleep on me and stay there for hours. Also, the sleepless nights do get better...when you are in the thick of things there seems to be no end in sight...and waking at night magnifies everything, but it really does get better....and never tell yourself you are a bad mom - you will be trying to figure your baby out and your baby will be trying to figure out life outside of the womb...and if you need to cry, CRY! I did that a lot Sometimes I still do
 

CrissyBoop

SLEEP for sure hehe!  Definately take time for yourself and for you and DH together.  Rob and I kept going on "dates" the weeks leading up to Jack's arrival, just in case it was our last b4 we beame parents.  Our last date was fabulous and something I will remember always!   I was sorta sad that it would no longer be just Rob and I and I think  we just got all sappy and lovey dovey too which was nice b/c lord knows we don't have much time for that now haha!  So my advice just enjoy each other's company!

CrissyBoop

Let me make it clear that I was BEYOND overjoyed to have Jack, bu tI am sure you can relate to feeling like it is the end of an era per se.  And once I realized that I got all sad and weepy haha...and while we don't have the time to be AS lovey dovey as we used to, it did not go away, we are still and possibly even more in love than evey b4!  That just sounded bad in my last post hehe!

Inlove05

You've got some great advice already!!  My advice would be to RELAX and enjoy your last few weeks with just your husband!  Once that baby gets here.. time between the two of you will be hard to come by and life will be filled with sleepless nights, spit up and poopy diapers!!!  = )  But, its all worth it in the end!

EastCoastFamily

Rest and/or sleep as much as you can.  I know that I had a very hard time sleeping towards the end of my pregnancy, but even just relaxing on the couch with a nice cup of tea or cocoa and watching TV or reading was good.  You definitely will have little time to do this soon enough.  Also, consider getting a prenatal massage or a pedicure.  Plan a date night or two (or three!) with your husband because those, too, are hard once the baby is here (unless you're comfortable with having someone watch the baby while you're out, which we weren't and still really aren't so we haven't had an actual date since Alyssa was born).  And just enjoy these last days you have before your big arrival ... because once that happens, your life is going to totally change (all for the better!). 

WideSmileMama

Everybody else has said these two things already but I'll say them again to reiterate just because it's very important!  Once that baby is here, these will be two things that you will NOT be able to do for awhile.

REST REST REST

Enjoy the last alone time that you will have with your husband for awhile!

Victoria808

Enjoy each day!  Try to embrace it even when you're thinking to yourself "I don't want to be pregnant one more day!"    And enjoy sleep- even when you're up in the middle of the night with a bathroom run or heartburn!  Remember that you AND your husband will be on a roller coaster of emotion once the baby is here- and that it's normal.  If there's anything that you two disagree on (breastfeeding, when you want visitors, etc), discuss it now- a united front is much easier going into it than setting it up after baby's arrival. 

As far as your hospital bag, here's my list of what I actually used: robe, hairties, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, camera, shampoo.  For me, I didn't "labor" in terms of walking around or anything like that, so that cuts out a bunch of items.  And with nightgowns/nursing bras, I found it easier to try to learn what I was doing without distractions   haha.   (Do go buy some pads to have at home (breast pads, too), so you don't have to go out looking later!)

The whole motherhood journey (well my month so far) is quite a ride.  Be prepared to go with the flow as much as you can   And come on here and ask for help/advice with even silly little things!!!

PS- One other thing that I didn't realize, the belly button might have a tiny bit of blood (I knew it turned black and fell off, but didnt know it would have a little speck of blood!)